Dynamics of carbon-hydrogen and carbon-methyl exchanges in the collision of {sup 3}P atomic carbon with propene
- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC), 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan (China)
We investigated the dynamics of the reaction of {sup 3}P atomic carbon with propene (C{sub 3}H{sub 6}) at reactant collision energy 3.8 kcal mol{sup −1} in a crossed molecular-beam apparatus using synchrotron vacuum-ultraviolet ionization. Products C{sub 4}H{sub 5}, C{sub 4}H{sub 4}, C{sub 3}H{sub 3}, and CH{sub 3} were observed and attributed to exit channels C{sub 4}H{sub 5} + H, C{sub 4}H{sub 4} + 2H, and C{sub 3}H{sub 3} + CH{sub 3}; their translational-energy distributions and angular distributions were derived from the measurements of product time-of-flight spectra. Following the addition of a {sup 3}P carbon atom to the C=C bond of propene, cyclic complex c-H{sub 2}C(C)CHCH{sub 3} undergoes two separate stereoisomerization mechanisms to form intermediates E- and Z-H{sub 2}CCCHCH{sub 3}. Both the isomers of H{sub 2}CCCHCH{sub 3} in turns decompose to C{sub 4}H{sub 5} + H and C{sub 3}H{sub 3} + CH{sub 3}. A portion of C{sub 4}H{sub 5} that has enough internal energy further decomposes to C{sub 4}H{sub 4} + H. The three exit channels C{sub 4}H{sub 5} + H, C{sub 4}H{sub 4} + 2H, and C{sub 3}H{sub 3} + CH{sub 3} have average translational energy releases 13.5, 3.2, and 15.2 kcal mol{sup −1}, respectively, corresponding to fractions 0.26, 0.41, and 0.26 of available energy deposited to the translational degrees of freedom. The H-loss and 2H-loss channels have nearly isotropic angular distributions with a slight preference at the forward direction particularly for the 2H-loss channel. In contrast, the CH{sub 3}-loss channel has a forward and backward peaked angular distribution with an enhancement at the forward direction. Comparisons with reactions of {sup 3}P carbon atoms with ethene, vinyl fluoride, and vinyl chloride are stated.
- OSTI ID:
- 22251523
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 139, Issue 17; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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